Yankees Lose to Blue Jays in Extras

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Yankees vs. Blue Jays Post Game Recap 8/27

The Yankees suffered a tough extra innings loss to the Blue Jays losing to the Jays 8-7 in 11 innings after having the lead most of the game.

David Phelps did a good job filling in for Ivan Nova, as Phelps left the game in position to pick up the win. Phelps went 6.1 innings allowing five hits, one walk, four runs, and had seven strikeouts. The long ball did hurt Phelps a bit, as he gave up a solo shot to Adam Lind, and a two-run shot to Yorit Torrealba.

It looked like the Yankees were on their way to the win with a two run lead in the 9th and Rafael Soriano on the mound but he was unable to get it done. Soriano gave up a three-run homerun to Colby Rasmus which gave the Blue Jays a 7-6 lead at the time.

Derek Lowe picked up the loss in extras, as a costly error by Lowe on a pickoff attempt to first base allowed Mike McCoy to go to third base and later scored the game winning run.

Captain Clutch Derek Jeter was able to come thru in a big spot hitting a game tying solo homerun in the bottom of the 9th inning for his 14th homer of the season.

Nick Swisher was able to hit a two-run shot in the 5th inning for his 20th homerun of the season, but was 1 for 6 in the game with three strikeouts.

Robinson Cano is heating up at the right time for the Yankees now, as Cano was able to hit two solo homeruns for his 26th and 27th homeruns of the season.

Eric Chavez when in the lineup continues to play well going 3 for 4 with a walk, and run scored.

The Yankees may have suffered another big injury blow to the team as Mark Teixeira left the game in the 4th inning with a grade 1 calf strain and is expected to miss some time.

The Yankees will look to rebound after the tough loss, as Phil Hughes (12-11, 4.15) will face Ricky Romero (8-11, 5.63).

Yankees Take Rubber Game Against Indians

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Yankees vs. Indians Post Game Recap 8/26

The New York Yankees were able to beat the Indians by a score of 4-2 to take the rubber game in a series that the Yankees really need to win after being swept by the White Sox.

Yankees starter Freddy Garcia was ok in picking up the no decision but surely Girardi would have liked to him last longer in the game. Garcia went 4.2 innings allowing four hits, two walks, two runs, and had six strikeouts.

The bullpen was great for the Yankees and that started with Boone Logan in the 5th inning getting out of the jam he was brought into he then proceeded to pitch another 1.1 innings without allowing a run. David Robertson was brought in next and finished up the 7th inning and got the first two outs in the 8th.  Rafael Soriano was able to pick up his 33rd save of the season by getting the final four outs of the game.

Nick Swisher has found his groove batting in front of Cano, as Swisher went 3 for 4 hitting his 30th double of the season, and knocking in his 73 RBI.

Robinson Cano was able to have his second straight multi-hit game going 2 for 3 with his 36th double of the season, and a walk.

Curtis Granderson was able to hit his 200th career homerun in the 6th inning off Tony Sipp, and it was Granderson’s 33rd homerun of the year.

Ichiro was able to have another nice game in the 8th spot going 2 for 4 with a run scored, and knocked in his 42nd RBI of the season.

The Yankees will be heading home to face the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, as David Phelps (3-4, 2.69) will be taking Ivan Nova’s spot in the rotation and will facing Ricky Romero (8-11, 5.63).

Indians Snap Losing Streak Against the Yankees

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Yankees vs. Indians Post Game Recap 8/25

The New York Yankees were hoping to sweep the Indians who were on a 9 game losing streak, but the Indians behind a great start from Justin Masterson beat the Yankees 3-1 on Saturday.

Hiroki Kuroda looked like he was on his way to a really bad start after allowing a three-run homerun to Michael Brantley in the 1st inning, but was able to settle down and give the Yankees a solid start despite getting his 9th loss of the season. Kuroda went eight innings allowing four hits, two walks, and the three runs on the homerun by Brantley.

Derek Jeter was able to do it again with another multi-hit game going 2 for 5 with a run scored, as Jeter continues to lead the majors in hits.

A good sign for the Yankees is that it looks like Robinson Cano is out of his slump, as Cano was able to go 2 for 3 with a walk, and his 35th double of the season.

Hitting with runners in scoring position was a problem for the Yankees, as the team went 1-7 loading the bases twice and only getting one run out of it on a Mark Teixeira sac-fly for his 81st RBI.

The Yankees will look to take the rubber game of the series against the Indians, as Freddy Garcia (7-5, 4.96) will face Ubaldo Jimenez (9-12, 5.59).

Yankees Swept by White Sox

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Yankees vs. White Sox Post Game Recap 8/22

The Yankees woes in Chicago continued, as the Yankees were swept by the A.L Central leading White Sox by a score of 2-1.

Yankees hitters were dominated by Chris Sale who picked up his 15th win of the season. Sale went 7.2 innings allowing three hits, one walk, one run, and had thirteen strikeouts.

Phil Hughes on almost any other night would have gotten the win with the way he pitched but instead got his 11th loss of the season. Hughes went seven innings allowing five hits, two walks, two runs, and had five strikeouts.

Derek Jeter was able to smack another homerun on Wednesday for his 3rd straight game with a homerun in Chicago. The homerun was Jeter’s 13th of the season his highest amount of homeruns in a season since 2009.

One positive sign for the Yankees was that Robinson Cano who was in an awful slump may be snapping out of it. Cano was able to go 2 for 4 hitting his 33rd double of the season just missing a homerun.

The sweep to the White Sox has opened the door for the Tampa Bay Rays, as the Rays have cut the Yankees lead in the division to only 3 games now.

The Yankees will have a off day on Thursday before starting a series in Cleveland, as C.C Sabathia (12-3, 3.56) will be making his return from the DL to face his former team and their starter Corey Kluber (0-2, 6.27).

Yankees Unable to Sweep Blue Jays

Yankees vs Blue Jays Post Game Recap 8/12

The Yankees had their 4 game winning streak snapped by the Blue Jays who were able to avoid the sweep beating the Yankees 10-7.

Yankees starter Phil Hughes had a very bad start against a lineup that he should have dominated losing his 10^th game of the season. Hughes was only able to go four innings allowing nine hits, one walk, and seven runs.

New call-up Ryota Igarashi didn’t pitch very well coming in after Hughes letting the Blue Jays extend the lead even more. Igarashi pitched two innings allowing three hit, one walk, and three runs.

Blue Jays left fielder Rajai Davis had a career day against the Yankees going 2 for 5 with five RBIs, a run scored, and a stolen base. Davis also make a spectacular catch robbing Casey McGehee of a homerun in the 7^th inning.

Derek Jeter continues to his hot hitting going 3 for 5. Jeter ripped his 23^rd double of the season knocking in a run, and hit a solo shot in the sixth inning for his ninth homerun of the season.

Robinson Cano was also able to hit a homerun in the sixth inning, a two-run shot scoring Nick Swisher for his 25^th homerun of the season.

Nick Swisher was able to have a nice multi-hit game going 2 for 5 while scoring a run, and knocking in Jeter for his 58^th RBI of the season.

Catcher Russell Martin was the only Yankee starter that wasn’t able to get at least one hit going 0 for 4, as he had a shot to get above the .200 mark in the game but was unable to get a hit.

The Yankees will be heading home to start a big seven game home-stand against the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox. The Yankees will start the series with Texas on Monday as it is believed David Phelps (2-3, 2.42) will take C.C Sabathias start, and will face Ryan Dempster (1-0, 6.35).

Yankees Hang 10 on Blue Jays

Yankees vs Blue Jays Post Game Recap 8/10

The Yankees were able to win their third straight game by beating Toronto 10-4 to start the series up north.

Yankees Starter Freddy Garcia was able to give the Yankees a quality start to earn his 6^th win of the season. Freddy went six innings allowing five hits, two runs, and had four strikeouts. Kelly Johnson was the only problem for Garcia, as Johnson had a solo homerun, and a RBI double against Garcia.

Yankees offense was clicking in Toronto overall scoring 10 runs, and having 4 players with multi-hit games.

Captain Derek Jeter continued his good hitting with another multi-hit game going 2 for 5, and scoring a run in the lead-off spot.

Nick Swisher had a nice game behind Jeter in the order going 2 for 5 as well with two runs scored, and hit his 27^th double of the season getting a RBI.

Mark Teixeira was able to go deep in the 8^th inning for his 22^nd homerun of the year off Steve Delabar to give the Yankees some breathing room at the time.

Robinson Cano was another Yankee with a multi-hit game going 2 for 4 with a walk, a RBI, and scored two runs.

Ichiro Suzuki got his first start in center field since 2008, and had his best game as a Yankee to going 2 for 5 with a big five RBIs, and hit his 19^th double of the season.

Russell Martin is creeping toward the .200 mark for the season after going 1 for 3 with a walk, and scoring a run.

Yankees will send the struggling Ivan Nova (10-6, 4.81) to the mound to face Aaron Laffey (3-2, 4.39) as Yankees look to make it four straight wins.

Yankees Win Shootout in Detroit

Yankees vs Tigers Post Game Recap 8/8

Yankees were able to snap the Tigers 10 game home winning streaking beating Detroit in a shootout 12-8 in the third game of the series.

C.C Sabathia was as good as in his last start, but he was able to pick up his 12^th win of the season. Sabathia only threw 94 pitches which is a rare thing to see Sabathia throw less than a 100 pitches in a game. C.C did go 6.2 innings allowing eight hits, one walk, five runs only three of which were earned, and had seven strikeouts.

David Robertson had a very bad inning of work allowing five hits, and three runs including a solo shot to Omar Infante.

Yankees bats were all clicking tonight as for the 4^th time this season every starter got a hit, and for the first time this season 10 players got a hit.

Curtis Granderson after a tough first two games in Detroit Granderson was moved down to 6^th in the order, and responded with a big game going 3 for 5 with a RBI single in the 1^st inning, and a three-run homerun his 30^th of the season in the 3^rd inning.

Nick Swisher was moved back into his favorite spot in the order batting second, and went 2 for 3 with three walks, two runs scored, and a RBI.

Along with Granderson, Robinson Cano was able to have a three hit game going 3 for 5 with two runs scored , and a RBI in the 9^th inning.

Mark Teixeira, and Eric Chavez both did there jobs in the middle of the order each going 2 for 4 with two RBIs, and a run scored.

The Yankees will look to split the series in the Motor City, as Hiroki Kuroda (10-8, 3.19) will face Doug Fister (6-7, 3.52).

Verlander Dominates Yankees to Start Series

Yankees vs Tigers Post Game Recap 8/6

The Yankees were unable to beat last years MVP Justin Verlander losing to the Tigers in the first game of the four game series 7-2.

Ivan Nova struggles continue since the All-Star break, as he picked up his 6^th loss of the season. Nova went 5.1 innings allowing eleven hits, seven runs, and had five strikeouts. In Novas last five starts he is (0-3) with a 8.36 ERA.

Joba Chamberlain was much better in his second appearance compared to his first, as Joba went 1.2 innings allowing two hits, and getting a strikeout.

Tigers starter Justin Verlander was very good on Monday night, as Verlander went eight innings allowing eight hits, one walk, two runs neither of which were earned, and fourteen strikeouts on 132 pitches.

Derek Jeter was able to go 2 for 5 with a RBI to keep his AL hits lead over Tigers Miguel Cabrera who had a 450ft homerun off Nova, but still trails Jeter by two hits on the year.

Robinson Cano was also able to have some success off Verlander going 2 for 4 with a RBI for his 64^th of the season.

Eric Chavez had the best day at the plate for the Yankees going 3 for 4 with two doubles giving him 10 now for the season, and scoring a run.

The hitting streak for Ichiro came to a end at 12 games, as Ichiro went 0 for 4 with his first three strikeouts since joining the Yankees.

Yankees will send Phil Hughes (11-8, 3.96) to the mound to face Rick Porcello (8-6, 4.65) in the second game of the series on Tuesday.

Yankees Shutout by King Felix

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Yankees vs Mariners Post Game Recap 8/4

The Yankees were unable to win the second game of the series against the Mariners, as King Felix shut down the Yankees bats in a 1-0 Mariners win.

Felix Hernandez was nothing short of exceptional on Saturday throwing a complete game shutout in the Bronx. Hernandez went the full nine innings while only allowing two hits, two walks, and had six strikeouts.

Hiroki Kuroda was very good on Saturday as well, but couldn’t outduel Felix Hernandez picking up his 8^th loss of the year. Kuroda went 6.1 innings allowing seven hits, one walk, one earned run, and struckout four batters.

Ichiro had one of the hits for the Yankees against Felix, as Ichiro went 1 for 3 extending his hitting streak to 11 games now.

Robinson Cano was the other Yankee to get a hit in the game, as Cano was able to hit his 31^st double of the season in the 1^st inning.

Yankees will look to score some runs, and win the rubber game of the series on Sunday as Freddy Garcia (4-5, 5.10) will face Hisashi Iwakuma (2-2, 4.10).

Yankees Avoid the Sweep

Yankees vs Orioles Post Game Recap 8/1

The Yankees were able to avoid the sweep at the hands of the Orioles, by winning Wednesdays matinee 12-3, and snapping their four game losing streak.

Phil Hughes was able to bend but not break in picking up 11^th win of the season. Hughes allowed nine hits, two walks, but only one earned run while striking out two batters.

Yankees fans got to see a familiar face as fan favorite Joba Chamberlain pitched for the first time in the majors in over a year. Joba however didn’t look very good on the mound in his return giving up four hits, two walks, and two earned runs including a solo shot to J.J Hardy on the second pitch he threw.

Captain Derek Jeter had a big day in the lead-off spot going 3 for 4 with a run scored, and three RBIs.

Curtis Granderson also played a very good game going 2 for 5 including hitting his 29^th home run of the season in the first inning.

Nick Swisher saw himself in the middle of the order batting in three hole, and produced going 2 for 4 scoring two runs, knocking in a RBI, and hit his 24^th double of the season.

Second baseman Robinson Cano provided the big hit of the game in the third inning hitting a Grand Slam off Kevin Gregg for his 24^th homerun of the season, and now has 62 RBIs.

Casey McGehee got his first start in pinstripes filling in for Mark Teixeira at first, and did a pretty good job at the plate drawing two walks, scoring two runs, and had two RBIs.

Jayson Nix got the start against the lefty Zach Britton, and was able to have himself a nice game in the bottom of the order going 3 for 4 with an RBI, and two runs scored.

The Yankees will be off on Thursday, and then will host the Mariners at home on Friday with C.C Sabathia (10-4, 3.57) and Kevin Millwood (4-8, 3.90) on the mound.

Yanks get blown out by Birds, losing streak at four

The Yankees struggles continued Tuesday night against the Orioles at Yankee Stadium.

It was a fast start for the Bronx Bombers, who put up a five run first inning on Oriole pitcher Chris Tillman. Unfortunately the lead was short lived for the Yankees when starting pitcher Ivan Nova surrendered seven runs in the second inning, and the Orioles never looked back taking the game 11-5.

After Ivan Nova set down the Orioles one, two, three, in the first, the Yankee offense went to work. Derek Jeter led off with a double to right center, followed by an RBI single from Curtis Granderson to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. On the next pitch, Robinson Cano smacked his 23rd home run of the season to right center field, and snapped an 0 for 14 slide.

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With two-out in the bottom of the first and the Yankees leading 4-0, Russell Martin pulled a base hit through the left side that brought home Eric Chavez, and capped a five run first inning.

The top of the second started with back-to-back singles by Adam Jones and Matt Wieters, followed by back-to-back strikeouts for Nova. With two outs and two on, Mark Reynolds hit a two-run ground rule double to left that scored Adam Jones and put the O's on the board. Omar Quintanilla followed with a two run single and cut the Yankee lead to 5-3.

After a Nick Markakis single, and a walk by J.J Hardy, Chris Davis delivered with a grand slam over the left center field wall that gave the Orioles a 7-5 lead. It was Davis' 18th home run of the season, and the Orioles scored all seven of their runs in the inning, with two outs.

The Yankee offense was silenced after the first inning by Tillman and the Oriole bullpen, and did not score again after their five run first inning.

The Orioles added four more runs, and took their second game in a row from the Yankees 11-5.

Chris Tillman went five innings giving up eight hits, five runs (four earned), and striking out three Yankees for his fourth win of the season.  Tillman settled down after a less than perfect first inning, and held the Yankees scoreless over the next four frames.

Nova dropped to 10-5 on the season after going five innings, allowing 10 hits and nine earned runs, while fanning five.

The Yankees have now dropped nine of their last 12 games, and four in a row to division rivals.

The Yankees and Orioles will go at it again today at 1p.m as Phil Hughes (10-8, 4.08) will face Zach Britton (1-0, 5.74).

Yankees Lose in Extras to Red Sox

Yankees vs Red Sox Post Game Recap 7/29

The Yankees suffered yet another tough loss to the Red Sox this time coming in extra innings losing the game 3-2, and the series at home as well.

Hiroki Kuroda pitched a very good game for the Yankees in the no decision, as the double play ball was Kuroda's best friend getting four Red Sox to ground into one. Kuroda finished the night going eight innings allowing seven hits, one walk, two earned runs, and had four strikeouts.

David Robertson had a tough time of it in the 10^th inning picking up his 4^th loss of the season. He allowed two hits, one walk, and the eventual game winning run to score on a Pedro Ciriaco single.

Russell Martin had one of his best games of the season going 2 for 2 with two walks, and two RBIs. Martin was able to his 12^th homerun of the season in the 7^th inning, and followed it up in the 8^th with a RBI single scoring Andruw Jones as Martin Knocked in the only two Yankee runs.

Yankees saw Nick Swisher back in the starting lineup in as the DH after missing a few games, and Swisher was able to go 2 for 4 with two strikeouts.

Ichiro Suzuki was able to keep his hitting streak as a Yankee alive going 1 for 4, and stole his 17^th base of the season.

The big bats in the Yankees order in Granderson, Teixeira, and Cano all had rough games going a combined 0-14 with only Granderson making it on base from a walk.

Yankees will look to bounce back from losing the series with the Red Sox on Monday as the Orioles will be in town, as Freddy Garcia (4-4, 5.16) will face Miguel Gonzalez (2-2, 4.28).

Yankees Crush Red Sox to Start Series

Yankees vs Red Sox Post Game Recap 7/27

The New York Yankees fresh off a tough west coast trip were able to pick up a 10-3 win over the rival Boston Red Sox to start their home stand on a positive note, and shockingly the game was finished in under three hours a rare happening in a Yankees Red Sox game.

Phil Hughes was able to get his 10^th win of the season making him the 4^th Yankee starter to have double digit wins. Hughes had a very good start going seven innings allowing three runs, five hits, one walk, and had five strikeouts. The only concern about Phil's start would be the three homeruns he allowed, but they however were all solo shots.

Curtis Granderson was able to have a monster game on Friday night going 3 for 5 with two runs scored, four RBIs, and hit his 28^th homerun of the season a grand slam in the 8^th inning putting the dagger into the Red Sox.

Yankees left fielder Raul Ibanez also like Granderson had a big game against the Red Sox going 1 for 2 with a two-run homerun in the 3^rd inning for his 13^th of the season, and added two walks as well.

Russell Martin might finally have something going, as he went 1 for 3 hitting his 11^th homerun of the season in the 4^th inning, and also scored another run after drawing a walk.

MVP candidate Robinson Cano kept on doing more of the same going 2 for 5, and saw his batting average hit the .320 mark.

Ichiro Suzuki received a warm welcome in his first game at his new home in the Bronx, and went 1 for 4 with two runs scored.

Yankees will be looking for another win over the Red Sox on Saturday as C.C Sabathia (10-3, 3.30) will be facing the struggling Jon Lester (5-8, 5.46).

Yankees Lose in Extras, Swept by Oakland

Yankees vs Athletics Post Game Recap 7/22

Yankees suffered a tough extra innings loss in the 12^th inning to the Oakland Athletics by a score of 5-4, as the Yankees got swept as well to start their west coast trip.

Sabathia was pretty good in his second start off the DL in the no decision allowing six hits, one walk, three earned runs, and struck out six batters in his seven innings of work. Sabathia did however allow two solo homeruns to Athletics hitters, as Brandon Inge, and Kurt Suzuki both took C.C deep.

Rafael Soriano blew his second save of the season in the 9^th inning as Seth Smith hit a solo shot to Center Field to tie the game.

Cody Eppley had a tough time in the series in Oakland after losing his first game of the season on Friday lost his second game on Sunday with another walk-off hit this time by Coco Crisp.

Curtis Granderson had big day in the lead-off spot with Jeter Getting the day off, as Granderson went 2 for 5 scoring a run in the 1^st inning, and hitting his 26^th homerun of the season in the 4^th off former teammate Bartolo Colon.

Mark Teixeira saw himself in the second spot in the order for the second time this season and hit better there this time than earlier in the year going 2 for 6 with a RBI for his 65^th of the season.

Robinson Cano was able to bounce back a day after he saw his 23 game hitting streak snapped by going 2 for 6.

Alex Rodriguez knocked in the other two Yankee runs with a RBI double in the 3^rd inning, but it was his only hit of the game as he finished going 1 for 5 with three strikeouts.

Yankees will be heading north to Seattle to play a three game series to finish off the west coast trip, as Hiroki Kuroda (9-7, 3.46) will look to stop the losing streak against Kevin Millwood (3-7, 4.15).

Yankees Shutdown again by Oakland Pitching

Yankees vs Athletics Post Game Recap 7/21

Yankees offensive struggles continued in Oakland as they lost to the Athletics for a third straight game by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.

Phil Hughes gave the Yankees a good start but with a lack of run support picked up his 8^th loss of the season. Hughes went 7.2 innings allowing only four hits, two walks, and two earned runs while striking out six batters. The long ball hurt Hughes again as Yoenis Cespedes, and Brandon Inge both took Hughes deep for Oakland’s two runs.

Oakland’s rookie Jarrod Parker was able to keep the Yankees bats in check only allowing one run, and five hits in eight innings of work picking up the win.

Robinson Cano saw his 23 game hitting streak come to a end on Saturday night, as Cano went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts.

Alex Rodriguez was one of the few Yankees to have a good day at the plate going 2 for 4 with run scored, and his 11^th stolen base of the season.

Raul Ibanez was the only Yankee to knock in a run with his base hit in the 4^th inning scoring Alex Rodriguez for his 41^st RBI of the year.

Yankees will try to avoid the four game sweep in Oakland on Sunday, as C.C Sabathia (10-3, 3.27) will face former teammate of last season Bartolo Colon (6-8, 3.88).

Yankees Lose Second Straight in Oakland

Yankees vs Athletics Post Game Recap 7/20

Yankees lost there second straight game on the west coast to the Oakland Athletics by a score of 3-2.

Ivan Nova was able to battle his way thru 6.2 innings keeping the Yankees in the game only allowing two runs on nine hits, and one walk while striking out six Oakland batters.

Cody Eppley struggled in the 9^th inning allowing three hits, and the game winning run picking up his first loss of the season.

Yoenis Cespedes continued to kill Yankee pitching going 4 for 5 on Friday night scoring the game winning run in the bottom of the 9^th.

Yankees hitters were shut down for the most part by Oakland’s rookie Tommy Milone who struck out ten batters in his seven innings of work while only allowing six hits.

Mark Teixeira was able to continue his hot hitting since the All-Star break going 2 for 3, as his average keeps heading north, as he is now at .256 for the year.

Robinson Cano kept the hitting streak alive from the DH spot hitting a single in the 7^th inning to extend it to 23 games, and hitting his 22^nd homerun of the season off Ryan Cook in the 9^th inning to tie the game at the time.

Russell Martin was able to hit his 10^th homerun of the season in the 8^th inning for the Yankees first run of the game, as Martin went 1 for 3 in the game.

Nick Swisher left the game in the 7^th inning with a hip injury which isn’t good news for the
Yankees if he has to miss much time as they found out Brett Gardner will most likely be out for the season needing elbow surgery.

The Yankees will look to win their first game in Oakland as Phil Hughes (9-7, 4.22) will face another Athletics rookie Jarrod Parker (6-4, 3.16).

Yankees Fall to Red Hot Athletics

Yankees vs Athletics Post Game Recap 7/19

Yankees fell to the red hot Oakland Athletics losing 4-3 as they weren’t able to start the trip out west the way they would have liked.

Freddy Garcia had his worst start since re-joining the rotation as Garcia allowed nine hits, two walks, and four earned runs while getting six strikeouts in his 5.2 innings of work. The big blow to Garcia’s night was a two-run homerun by Yoenis Cespedes in the first inning crushing a ball into the seats in left.

David Phelps who was called back up from the minors continued to pitch well in the majors going 2.1 innings in relief for Garcia not allowing a base runner and getting four strikeouts.

Derek Jeter did more of the same in the lead off spot with another multi-hit game going 2 for 4 with a run scored as July has been a big month for Jeter hitting .375.

Alex Rodriguez getting the start at DH where he is hitting much better than starting at third went 2 for 4 with a run scored.

Robinson Cano was able to get his hitting streak up to 22 games with a base hit in the sixth inning going 1 for 4 in the game.

Nick Swisher accounted for much of the Yankees offense going 2 for 4 with two RBIs, and hit his 14^th homerun of the season in the 9^th inning off All-Star Ryan Cook.

Yankees will look to bounce back against the Athletics with Ivan Nova (10-4, 4.18) on the hill, as he faces Oakland’s rookie Tommy Milone (9-6, 3.54).

Yankees Beat Blue Jays in Rain Shortened Finale

Yankees were able to pick up the win against the Blue Jays in a rain shortened game beating the Jays by a score of 6-0.

Hiroki Kuroda gave the Yanks another great start as he really found his groove it seems winning his ninth game of the season. Kuroda went seven innings not allowing a run, and only giving up 4 hits while striking out five batters.

Derek Jeter had another multi-hit game on Wednesday afternoon going 2 for 3 with a walk, and a run scored.

Mark Teixeira had a another homerun for his 19^th of the season a two-run shot in the bottom of the first inning scoring Nick Swisher.

Robinson Cano wasted no time again extending his hitting streak to 21 games now as he hit his 28^th double of the season in the first inning.

Jayson Nix, coming off a 3 for 4 night on Tuesday, was in the lineup again on Wednesday this time starting at shortstop. Nix saw more success at the plate again going 2 for 3 with two runs scored.

Yankees bench which as been great all year saw a good game from Dewayne Wise getting a rare start in Center Field for Curtis Granderson. Wise went 2 for 3 with a double, and two RBIs.

Alex Rodriguez was back in the field after two games at DH with a stiff neck, but had a tough game going 0 for 3 with a throwing error.

Yankees will be heading to the West Coast for a four game series with the Oakland Athletics as Freddy Garcia (4-2, 5.25) will face A.J Griffin (1-0, 2.63).

Yanks Win in Sabathia's Return

Yankees picked up the win over the Blue Jays winning by a score of 6-1

C.C Sabathia made his return to the Yankees rotation and picked up his 10th win of the season. C.C went six innings only allowing four hits, one walk, zero earned runs, and got six strikeouts.

Rafael Soriano was needed again in a game where it was a non-save situation heading into the ninth inning, but Chad Qualls and Clay Rapada loaded the bases leading to Soriano coming in to get his 24th save of the season.

Derek Jeter was able to go 2 for 4 with a double, run scored, and a RBI in the lead off spot.

Robinson Cano wasted no time extending his hitting streak to 20 games with a base hit in the second inning off Brett Cecil as Cano went 1 for 4 in the game.

Andruw Jones continues to swing a hot bat as Jones hit his 12th homerun of the season a three-run shot in the second inning.

Alex Rodriguez got another day off from the field giving Jayson Nix the start at third base, and Nix made the most of it going 3 for 4 with a run scored.

Chris Stewart who always catches C.C got the start tonight, and continued to play solid in his backup role going 1 for 4 hitting a double, scoring a run, and knocking in a run.

Yankees will be looking for a sweep tomorrow afternoon as Hiroki Kuroda (8-7, 3.67) faces Ricky Romero (8-5, 5.03).

Ibanez Powers Yankees Past Blue Jays

The Yankees were able to pick up the first game of the series with the Blue Jays winning by a score of 6-3.

Phil Hughes gave the Yankees a very good start, going seven innings allowing four hits, three walks, two earned runs, and recorded four strikeouts.

Rafael Soriano was needed to finish off the game as Cody Eppley allowed two base runners in the ninth inning, and was pulled by Girardi. Soriano gave up one hit but got the save for his 23rd of the year.

Alex Rodriguez who was a late scratch at third base with a stiff neck was still in the lineup as the DH, and went 2 for 4 with two runs scored.

Robinson Cano went 2 for 3 with a walk, run scored, and a RBI. With the two hits Cano extended his hitting streak to a career high 19 games.

Russell Martin might finally be showing signs of breaking his slump as he was able to hit his ninth homerun of the season, going 1 for 4 in the game.

Raul Ibanez provided the Yankees with the biggest hit of the night hitting a grand slam in the eighth inning breaking a 2-2 tie for his 12th home run of the season.

The Blue Jays Jose Bautista left the game in the eighth inning with a left wrist injury, and was replaced by Ben Francisco.

The Yankees will see the return of their ace C.C Sabathia (9-3, 3.45), as he faces Brett Cecil (2-1, 6.75).